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The Board of Education has agreed to provide a 4.5% salary increase for all employees along with a step increase, which averages 3.5%, for eligible personnel.
Although the support employees (FASSE) and administrative and supervisory (FCASA) associations are entering the final year of two-year contracts that call for a 3% salary increase, the Board is committed to treating all employee groups equally. Therefore, the Board reopened salary discussions with both groups to boost salaries to the same level provided to the Frederick County Teachers Association (FCTA). According to BOE policy, employees on the Administrative, Management and Technical (AMT) pay scale will receive the same increase.
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 Frederick County's Teacher of the Year is Frederick HS social studies teacher Matt Johnston. "Let the students inspire and push you," is Matt's remedy for avoiding burnout as he strives to be equally adept at preventing students from dropping out and pushing Advanced Placement students to their highest potential.
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 Nation's Best Two of only 29 schools in Maryland named National PTA Parent Involvement Schools of Excellence: Green Valley and Spring Ridge ES. Contact principals Kevin Cuppett or Laura Guthrie to learn how your school can achieve this.
Innovative The $5,000 Judith Hoyer Foundation's Innovative Spirit Award goes to Lincoln ES for its Judy Center "Lincoln Little Learners" program, preparing families and preschool children for school success. See Principal Ann Reever and home-school facilitator Susan Jacobs as they celebrate the news. Judy Center director Cathy Perry and Early Childhood and Parent Involvement specialist Shari Ostrow Scher wrote the winning nomination.
 On a High Note The Crestwood MS chorus, under Tina Vogtman's direction, won the Music Alive! & Menudo Classroom Contest, netting their school a new Baldwin upright piano and free concert exchange performance with Menudo!
Year's Best West Frederick MS teacher Ellen Georgi is Frederick County's History Day Teacher of the Year.
Urbana MS computer science teacher Jesse Wisnouse received the MICCA Outstanding Educator Using Technology Award. Area Wal-Mart stores named Megan Forney at Carroll Manor ES and Keith Staley at Middletown HS Teachers of the Year.
Awards Galore Lincoln ES teacher Mary Rogers won the Betty Roemmelmeyer Advocate Award for excellence in sharing literature with students. Outreach coordinator Joanne Harrington earned the Lord D. Nickens Community Service Award for helping English Language Learner students and their families successfully adapt to local schools. Supervisor of Education That Is Multicultural and Gifted and Talented Education Ted Luck received the Theodore W. Stephens Memorial Award for outstanding work to foster academic success for students of all backgrounds. Heather Ridge lead custodian Jim Rollins won this year's Human Relations Award from the Frederick County Human Relations Commission.
 $$$ Among 130 winning schools nationwide, Frederick HS secured a $31K HP Technology for Teaching Grant that will improve the aging school's technology infrastructure. Helping write the grant: Cheryl Coppeler, Kathy House, Jason Jachowski, Betsy Manley, Martha Meadows, Melissa Pfaltzgraf, Cherri Williams-Kennedy and Craig Zearfoss. Linganore HS science teacher Mark Sunkel landed a $2,500 Toyota TAPESTRY award for creativity and excellence in his classroom aquatics program. Martha Lowry helped the Career & Technology Center win a $10K SkillsUSA and Lowe's grant.
Tops Statewide First in the Maryland's Engineering Challenge straw bridge competition: the Gov. TJ MS team advised by Bill Fike and Tom Sidoli, followed closely by Windsor Knolls MS students advised by Pat Greene. First in the Division 1 engineering challenge: Lincoln ES students advised by Janet Manning. CTC marketing students in Candy Zentz's class brought home 16 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze medals in state-level DECA competition.
Expertise Maryland math teachers and supervisors will gather May 22-23 in Frederick County for this year's statewide math conference. Elementary math curriculum specialist Nelson Palmer and psychologist Steven Feifer will present on Discalculia, a mathematics disability. Dr. Feifer also presented at the National Association of School Psychologists annual convention.
Leadership Frederick HS counselor Nancy Davis represented Frederick County on the recent State Superintendent's Family Involvement Council 4-member panel discussion about HSAs.
 Exceptional The entire staff of Rock Creek School won First-Class Staff awards and celebrated with a proclamation that Superintendent Linda Burgee and Deputy Superintendent Dan Cunningham delivered.
Making Peace Nominated for PeaceCrafter awards: Sherry Bueso, Laura Ritchie, John Rolph, Kathleen Schlappal and Melinda Wright. Sharon Wiklinski was recognized as a founding member of CALM: Community Alternative Mediation.
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Important Benefits Notice May is Open Enrollment month. By May 25, you must submit forms if you want to:
* continue or begin a Flexible Spending Account
* change your health or dental coverage
No action is needed to continue your current health and dental benefits.
Details, definitions and forms: http://www.fcps.org/content/hrbenefits.cfm
 Discounts Casa Rico Restaurant, the Great Frederick Fair and Sports Plex signed recent partnership agreements to support FCPS students and staff. Take your FCPS ID and get 10% off Casa Rico entrees on Sundays plus discounts for fitness memberships and more at Sports Plex.
Party Tip Hotline Prevent underage drinking. If you suspect a party where alcohol or drugs may be given to youth under 21, please call 301-600-1318. Tips are confidential. You may save the life of a student, relative or child you love.
2007-08 Calendar Changing The BOE is again amending the 2007-08 school calendar to comply with late-breaking state changes to Presidential primary election day and HSA testing. Watch for the final calendar on June 1: http://www.fcps.org/content/calendar.cfm
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News to Use
May 21-25: High School Assessments
May 23: Retirement Planning Fair, 4-7 PM, Hayward Complex
May 25: Open Enrollment Benefits Deadline
May 28: Schools Closed for Memorial Day
May 30: Teacher Work Sessions: 2-Hour Early Dismissal for Students
June 4-8: Graduation Week
June 15: Last Day for Students
June 18: Last Day for Teachers
June 18: 4-Day Workweeks Begin
June 20-21: FCPS Leadership Symposium
June 25-July 12: Curriculum Workshops
July 2-3 & 5-6: Normal Work Hours
July 2-August 2: Summer Academy
August 13: 5-Day Workweeks Resume
August 13-17: New-Teacher Workshops
August 16: AL Meeting
August 21: All Teachers Report to Work
August 27: School Opens
Nine employees recently earned First-Class Staff Awards for work exceptionally well done: Vernon Beals, Eric Dorsey, Mary Ann Frank, Keri Grossnickle, Leslie Haugh, John Pittinger, Mary Reed, Donna Schlosser and Cathy Ward. To Nominate someone.
On July 1, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Dan Cunningham Jr. begins work as the Maryland State Department of Education's director of instructional assessment in the Division of Instruction, and we bid a fond farewell to Associate Superintendent Dr. Hank Bohlander and Professional Development Director Ann Hummer, who are retiring.
Dr. Bohlander has accepted a position as principal in Washington County.
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